Description
Occurs when the user drags the question-mark button from the title bar to a menu item or a control and then clicks, or when the user clicks in a control (giving it focus) and then presses the F1 key.
Event ID
Arguments
|
Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
|
xpos |
Integer by value (the distance of the Help message from the left edge of the screen, in PowerBuilder units) |
|
ypos |
Integer by value (the distance of the Help message from the top of the screen, in PowerBuilder units) |
Return Values
Long.
Return code choices (specified in a RETURN statement):
0 -- Continue processing
Usage
The question-mark button only appears in the title bar of response windows. You must set the ContextHelp property to true to enable this event.
You can script Help messages for individual menu items and controls. PowerBuilder dispatches the associated Windows message to the appropriate menu item or control.
Examples
This example codes a message box to open when the user drags and clicks the question-mark button over a TrackBar control:
MessageBox("Context Help Message", "Move the TrackBar" &
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